Official: County finance director dismissed (Updated 5:25 p.m.)

Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 12:53 PM.

Cleveland County's finance director was dismissed this week, according to county leaders.

Finance director Chris Crepps no longer works for the county, County Manager Jeff Richardson confirmed to The Star on Tuesday. Crepps' employment ended at 5 p.m. Monday, Richardson said.

"Since it is a personnel matter, we can't give more information on the dismissal," said county board attorney Bob Yelton.

Crepps was hired Dec. 16, 1999, according to information provided by the county's human resources department. His annual salary was $84,102, according to county human resources director Allison Mauney.

“Commissioners don’t make the final decisions when it comes to hiring and firing,” said county commissioner Chairman Jason Falls.

The county finance director coordinates the annual operating budget and supervises county purchasing, accounting, billing and cash investments, according to information about the vacancy that is posted on the county's website.

The finance director works under the supervision of the county manager and works with the existing county finance procedures, according to county information.

News of the finance director's dismissal comes on the heels of several unrelated financial matters with other nearby government entities.

Just last week, former Cherryville utilities director Jennifer Neal Hoyle was sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling nearly $100,000 from the city from 2008 to 2011.

Cleveland County Schools has also been the subject in the past few years of a state Bureau of Investigation probe of the system's finances.

Reach Jessica Pickens at 704-669-3332 or jpickens@shelbystar.com.

Updated 1:30 p.m.

County finance director Chris Crepps was dismissed, and his employment ended at 5 p.m. Monday, according to County Manager Jeff Richardson.

The Star is working to gather more information on this story.

The county finance director coordinates the annual operating budget and supervises county purchasing, accounting, billing and cash investments, according to the county vacancy posting.

The finance director works under the supervision of the county manager and works with the existing county finance procedures, according to the post.

Original post: 12:53 p.m.

Cleveland County’s finance director no longer works for the county, according to a county official.

Chris Crepps is no longer employed as finance director of Cleveland County due to a “personnel matter,” county commissioners Chairman Jason Falls confirmed to The Star.

Falls directed The Star to County Manager Jeff Richardson for more information.

“Commissioners don’t make the final decisions when it comes to hiring and firing,” Falls said.

Check back with The Star for more information as it becomes available.

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Cleveland County's finance director was dismissed this week, according to county leaders.

Finance director Chris Crepps no longer works for the county, County Manager Jeff Richardson confirmed to The Star on Tuesday. Crepps' employment ended at 5 p.m. Monday, Richardson said.

"Since it is a personnel matter, we can't give more information on the dismissal," said county board attorney Bob Yelton.

Crepps was hired Dec. 16, 1999, according to information provided by the county's human resources department. His annual salary was $84,102, according to county human resources director Allison Mauney.

“Commissioners don’t make the final decisions when it comes to hiring and firing,” said county commissioner Chairman Jason Falls.

The county finance director coordinates the annual operating budget and supervises county purchasing, accounting, billing and cash investments, according to information about the vacancy that is posted on the county's website.

The finance director works under the supervision of the county manager and works with the existing county finance procedures, according to county information.

News of the finance director's dismissal comes on the heels of several unrelated financial matters with other nearby government entities.

Just last week, former Cherryville utilities director Jennifer Neal Hoyle was sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling nearly $100,000 from the city from 2008 to 2011.

Cleveland County Schools has also been the subject in the past few years of a state Bureau of Investigation probe of the system's finances.

Reach Jessica Pickens at 704-669-3332 or jpickens@shelbystar.com.

Updated 1:30 p.m.

County finance director Chris Crepps was dismissed, and his employment ended at 5 p.m. Monday, according to County Manager Jeff Richardson.

The Star is working to gather more information on this story.

The county finance director coordinates the annual operating budget and supervises county purchasing, accounting, billing and cash investments, according to the county vacancy posting.

The finance director works under the supervision of the county manager and works with the existing county finance procedures, according to the post.

Original post: 12:53 p.m.

Cleveland County’s finance director no longer works for the county, according to a county official.

Chris Crepps is no longer employed as finance director of Cleveland County due to a “personnel matter,” county commissioners Chairman Jason Falls confirmed to The Star.

Falls directed The Star to County Manager Jeff Richardson for more information.

“Commissioners don’t make the final decisions when it comes to hiring and firing,” Falls said.

Check back with The Star for more information as it becomes available.